Dearth in awareness of pain management in Nigeria
…as Lagoon Hospitals launch Joint Pain School No doubt, untreated orthopaedic and joint pains including people suffering from sickle cell are quite real and a global challenge several people are confronted with. However, it has been observed globally and in Nigeria that pain is under reported; when reported, it (pain) is untreated, when treated it is under estimated. It is against this background that health experts believe that untreated/ undertreated acute pain is very disabling and can lead to abuse of pain killers which often overdosed can result to the death of the individual. Hence, in a bid to sensitise healthcare providers, and the Nigerian populace on the burden and challenges of pain management, Lagoon Hospitals, a subsidiary of Hygeia Group, recently launched a Patient Education Forum-The Joint Pain School. Making this known to BusinessDay at the launch, Folashade Laoye, Hygeia Group Managing Director revealed that the Joint Pain S